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scholiast
[ skoh-lee-ast ]
/ ˈskoʊ liˌæst /
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noun
an ancient commentator on the classics.
a person who writes scholia.
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British Dictionary definitions for scholiast
scholiast
/ (ˈskəʊlɪˌæst) /
noun
a medieval annotator, esp of classical texts
Derived forms of scholiast
scholiastic, adjectiveWord Origin for scholiast
C16: from Late Greek skholiastēs, from skholiazein to write a scholium
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